The Jute Mill Song
Scottish Song By Mary Brooksbank
The Jute Mill Song (also known as Oh Dear Me) is the most famous song of many written by Mary Brooksbank about the life of the working-class mill workers of Dundee, mostly women.She called these songs "Mill Songs". They were full of detail and sympathy for the struggle with which these hard-working, poorly paid women were engaged just to feed and care for their families.
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Shiftin' BobbinsThe Jute Mill Song By Mary Brooksbank
Oh dear me the mills gaein fast,
And the pair wee shifters canna get nae rest;
Shiftin bobbins, coorse and fine,
They fairly mak ye wark for your ten and nine...
And the pair wee shifters canna get nae rest;
Shiftin bobbins, coorse and fine,
They fairly mak ye wark for your ten and nine...
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